Abstract
It is a truism of social and clinical psychology that norm-violating interpersonal behavior can cause behavioral, psychological, health-related problems for victims. Serious life events caused by other people-violent crime, for example-can of course have long-standing effects, but even less overtly harmful events such as hurt feelings (Leary, Springer, Negel, Ansell, & Evans, 1998), social exclusion (Leary, Cottrell, & Phillips, 2001; Twenge, Catanese, & Baumeister, 2003), and rejection (Nolan, Flynn, & Garber, 2003) can elicit sadness, depression, anger, anxiety, and other negative outcomes. For example, discovering that one's spouse has been sexually unfaithful is associated with a sixfold increase in the likelihood of being diagnosed with a major depressive disorder (Cano & O'Leary, 2000) and being humiliated is associated with a 70% increase in the likelihood of major depressive disorder (Kendler, Hettema, Butera, Gardner, & Prescott, 2003).
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Low-Cost Approaches to Promote Physical and Mental Health |
Subtitle of host publication | Theory, Research, and Practice |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 415-434 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Print) | 0387368981, 9780387368986 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)